The 2023 Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso blends savory herbs with spiced orange peels and crushed blackberries. Silky smooth, it soothes the palate with cooling acidity and ripe red and black fruits as saline minerals saturate toward the close. It finishes with a pleasantly chewy sensation, leaving tart blackberry and a hint of dark chocolate. Drinking window: 2026-2032. Score - 92. (Eric Guido, vinous.com, Sept. 25, 2025) The 2023 Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso blends savory herbs with spiced orange peels and crushed blackberries. Silky smooth, it soothes the palate with cooling acidity and ripe red and black fruits as saline minerals saturate toward the close. It finishes with a pleasantly chewy sensation, leaving tart blackberry and a hint of dark chocolate. Drinking window: 2026-2032. Score - 92. (Eric Guido, vinous.com, Sept. 25, 2025) 750 mL bottle